Hosiery inspection and repair form



June 6, 1950 D. P. DAMERoN E'I'AL HOSIERY INSPECTION AND REPAIR FoRM Filed Nov. 17, 1947 4 Douams f? DAMIPON Patented June 6, 1950 HQSIERY 'INSPECTION AND REPAIR FORM Douglas P. `Dameron and Floyd R. Shoaf, Con- .c ord,

N. C., assignors of one-half to said Shoal and ,one-halfto Jacob R. Livengood, Jr., of

Concord, N. C.

.ApplioationNovember 17, '1947, Serial No.l 786,520

8 Claims. 1

"This .invention reIates; .to a ,hosiery insneiotion and .repair form and .more espeoielly to yaL form jonto which astoekineyeanbe placed for inspectingitbe Same. andwhieh. at the same time con be {irsed for repairing runs, 'pull threads andthe like .whilethe stocking is onthe form.

Itis an object of `this invention to .provide a .hosiery .inspection andk .repair form having a fram'e comprising j an inverted U,shaped me rnber a"nd said inverted U- shaped .member having eX- ftendinsfrom-opnosed sides .tbereofbowed mem- .,'b'ers for stretching the $s'tocking at the proper 'points Some ,Tof thefbowed .members extending outgiurther at some points along the form than v 'a'tnothers .so as to, 'stretch `the stocking in con- ""formit'y'to its width at various points, and which form ispreferably Vcomposed, of transparent plastic material. .A lso, if desired, a .suitable plastic or other board, which i's preferably^ black,but at least of 'opaque material, can. 'be disposed between and held in place by .the U- shaped j forrn and whereby a background will befriended making .'.visible only one half of the stockingata .time jandthe imperfections on the lfar'side ofthe-form .ffromthe operator not being Visibleand thus pre- .venting confusion.v as Vto on which side of the stocking the imperfections vare looated.

Someof the objects .of the nventionhaving vbeen stated,,other. objects will appear as thedeseription proceeds Whentaken in connection with the.' accompanying drawings, in which -Figure 1 `is a side. eleyation of 'the i form; FigureZ isan edge view of Figure .1 looking from thejrighthand sideiof `Eligure l;

V' F'gure .3 is, a verticalseotionalviewjtalen along jtnefiine sfsgjin Figure 1 and showingapertlen b'f 'assiibkllg thereon;

v'Iifgure '4; is atransverse sectional'vewtaken .jalongthe line 4-,, 4 in Figure V1.

r lfeferring imorespecicallyfto the drawings, the numerals I0 and I I indieatethe substantially vertically disposed legs of a `U-shaped frame "i'riemberj indicated broadlyy at I2. The lower ends ofthe legsl vand I I- Nhave secured thereto a,suit 'able base member I4 by anysuitablemeans ysuch Ias serewsll 5.. andthisbase member may `be .Secured @toa ksuitable vtabletop orastand I6 byanysuitfable means such as ascrew`I1. `The proximate ,surfaces of `theleesl01andl l as weil .asthe top- `most portion@ oftbeorm have continuous Ygroove .2l therein. "Whionrriay .be disposed, if jdesired, angopaque board .22 whiohwill permit L inspeetion. `of one s iieofthe. stoohineonlv. at. e timeend .since ihabase i4., .ismountedwitn a oentrally disposed serewfILy the f OlmelCan. then be rotated, if desired, to present lthe other side to Vthe operator without the operators having to walk around to the other side of the forni.

The legs I0 Vand I I have suitable cavities in each side thereof in which are glued or otherwise secured the ends of suitable bowed or `curved bridging members for stretching or extending the stocking to the proper size for inspection and repair work. These bowed members aredivided into groups and near the top ofvthe legs `Illand Il is a first group including three outwardly bowed members 24 which are of approximately the same size. The bowed members 324wh'ich have their ends glued into suitable cavities in the leg members I0 and II, all project outwardly about the same amount 4from the front side of the legs I0 and II and are adapted A'to itfinto and to distend'the top'portion of the foot of the stocking. The bowed member 25 occurring on the other or rear side of the legs I-U and II projects into the beginning of the heel portionfand the bowed member 26 projects into the mainlieel portion of fthe stocking. Il'he bowed member 21 on the front side of the form projectsintojthe instep portion while the members 2 8 and 293 on opposite sides of the legs I0 vandi I properlydistend the ankle portion of the stocking. The bowed members 25, 26 Vand 21 compriseasecond group and the membersfZB and 2 9 may omprise a third group.

The bowed members 30 and 3I are substantially larger than the bowedmembers 26 and 21,101 example, andt into the lower leg portion. VThe bowed members 32 and 33 project outwardly slightly further than the members 35 and 3|. and t into theY enlarging legportion whilethe ,bowed members 34 and 35 are substantially larger than the bowed members ypreceding them.A` 'The next set of bowed members 36 and 31 areslightly largerthan the precedingbowed members 34 and 35, while thebowed members 38 andil aregsubstantially larger than the bowed members ,36 and 31.

The bowed members f4|) and 4I are substantially the same sizeas bowed members 38and 33. The bowed members 42, 43, 44,45', 46 and;41 are @of gradually diminishing size with respect to outward bulge so as to begin to'relieve the strain on the welt or shadow'welt of the stocking.' "The bowed members 48 and 43 are slightlylargerthan the bowed members and 41 while the bowed members andl'plareot s ligl'ltlylesserwgutward bulgethan the.preceding `bowed members 48 and A9- The purpose of this diminishing .from .4.2 and@ down to the bottom loowedimembers 50 and 5I is to relieve the tension on the welt portion of the stocking which is adapted to be placed over these bowed members and in case of a longer stocking, the welt would sometimes be disposed down below the lower bowed members 5B and 5l, as it is not good'practice to impart very much strain or stretch to the welt portion of the stocking The stocking is indicated by reference character S in Figure 3 and is omitted in the other views for sake of clearness. The bowed members to 5l constitute a fourth group of outwardly bowed or curved bridging members. H

It is apparent that if a stocking, which is usually in the greige, that is before coloring and finishing, is placed on this form and the parts of the form being transparent, that in looking at one side of the stocking, the other side would also be visible. It is preferable then to place an opaque board 22, preferably black and made of suitable plastic, within the groove 2l, `this board being cut to t the inside surfaces of the groove 2| on the proximate sides of the legs I0 and il and thus only one half of therstocking can be seen at a time and since the bowed members hold Athe stocking substantially outward from this plastic member, there is still suflicient room for a repair needle to be reciprocated back and forth relative to the fabric for repairing runs and the like without striking the plastic board 22.

It is thus seen that there has been provided an inspection and repair form for stockings which has many advantages over other forms heretofore used.

In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being stated in the claims.

We claim:

1.A hosiery inspection and repair form comprising a substantially inverted U-shaped member formed from a single pieceof transparent plastic material and having ribs extending transversely thereof and bowed outwardly with respect to the inverted U-shaped member to stretch a stocking which has been placed over the same and whereby the stocking when inspected can be repaired while on the form, and an opaque boardm like member disposed between and secured to the proximate surfaces of the legs of the U-shaped member to cause only one-half of the stocking Y to be visible at a time to an inspector.

2. A hosiery inspection form comprising an inverted U-shaped member and a suitable base to which the lower ends of the U-shaped member are secured, said U-shaped member having a plurality of horizontally disposed outwardly bowed members extending from opposed sides thereof so that when a stocking is inserted over the form it will distend the same and enable an operator to not only detect imperfections in the stocking while on the form, but also permitting manipulafor repairing of the stocking while on the form.

3. A hosiery inspection and repair form comprising a substantially inverted U-shaped member formed from a single piece of transparent plastic material and having ribs extending transversely thereof and bowed outwardly with respect to the inverted U-shaped member to stretch a stocking which has been placed over the same and whereby the stocking when inspected can be repaired while on the form, and an opaque boardlike member disposed between and secured to the proximate surfaces of the legs of the inverted U-shaped member'to cause only one-half of the stocking to `be visible at a time to an inspector, a base secured tothe lower end of the form and means for rotatably mounting the base on an axis parallel 'tothe longitudinal axis of the form.

4. A hosiery inspection form comprising an invverted U-shaped member and a suitable base to ,whichv the lower ends of the U-shaped member are secured, said U-shaped member having a pludralityof horizontally disposed outwardly bowed members extending from opposed sides thereof so that when a stocking is inserted over the form it will distend the same and enable an operator to not only detect imperfections in the stocking while on the form, but also permittingmanipulation of a run repair needle and the like through the stocking for repair purposes, and an opaque board secured within the U-shaped member and serving as a background for one-half of the stocking at the time so as to enable runs and other imperfections to be more discernible and the bowed members holding the stocking far enough away from the board to permit a run repair needle and the like to be manipulated through the fabric for repairing of the stocking while on the form, the base having meansfor rotatably mounting the same on an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the form.

5. A hosiery inspection form comprising an inverted substantially U -shaped frame member provided with spaced vertically disposed legs, said legs being bowed outwardly intermediate their ends with respect to each other, a plurality of rst vertically spaced horizontally disposed outwardly bowed members each having in-turned end portions secured to the front surfaces of the legs of the U-shaped member adjacent the upper end thereof for supporting the foot portion of a stocking, a plurality of second outwardly bowed members having in-turned end portions secured to the rear surfaces of said legs and spaced immediately below the horizontal plane of the rst outwardly bowed members for supporting a heel portion of a stocking, third outwardly bowed members spaced immediately below the second outwardly bowed members and having in-turned end portions of less length than the rst outwardly bowed members and being secured to the front and rear surfaces, respectively, of said legs, a plurality of fourth vertically spaced outwardly bowed members on the front and rear sides of said legs and spaced below the third bowed members and having in-turned end portions secured to the front and rear surfaces of said legs and the in-turned portions thereof gradually increasing in length from adjacent the third outwardly bowed members to a point substantially midway of the legs and the inturned end portions then gradually decreasing in length from said point to a point adjacent the lower ends of the legs.

6. A hosiery inspection and repair form comprising an inverted U-shaped frame provided with a pair of spaced vertically disposed legs having front and rear surfaces, a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced outwardly curved bridging members .projecting forwardly and rearwardly from the respective front and rear surfaces of said legs, said bridging members being divided into first, second, third and fourth groups, said rst group being disposed adjacent the upper end of the frame and projecting from the front surface only for supporting the foot of a stocking, said second group being spaced immediately below the rst group and projecting outwardly a greater distance from said legs than the first group and being on both the front and rear sides of said legs for supporting the heel and instep portions of a stocking, said third group being spaced below the second group and projecting from the front and rear sides of said legs a lesser amount than the second group for supporting the ankle of a stocking, said fourth group being spaced below the third group and also being on both the front and rear sides of said legs, the distance the bridging members of said fourth group project from the front and rear surfaces of the legs gradually increasing from adjacent the third group to a point substantially midway of the legs and the distance that the bridging members in the fourth group project then gradw ually decreasing from midway of the legs to a point adjacent the lower ends of the legs for supporting the leg and weltl cf a stocking.

7. A hosiery inspection form comprising an in-n verted substantially U-shaped frame member provided with spaced vertically disposed legs, said legs being bowed outwardly intermediate their ends with respect to each other, a plurality of first vertically spaced horizontally disposed outwardly bowed members each having in-turned i end portions secured to the front surfaces of the legs of the U-shaped member adjacent the upper end thereof for supporting the foot portion of a stocking, a plurality of second outwardly bowed members having in-turned end portions secured to the rear` surfaces of said legs and spaced immediately below the horizontal plane of the first outwardly bowed members for supporting a heel portion of a stocking, third outwardly bowed members spaced immediately below the second outwardly bowed members and having in-turned end portions of less length than the rst outwardly bowed members and being secured to the front and rear surfaces, respectively, of said legs, a plurality of fourth vertically spaced outwardly bowed members on the front and rear sides of said legs and spaced below the third bowed members and having in-turned end portions secured to the front and rear surfaces of said legs and the in-turned portions thereof gradually increasing in length from adjacent the third outwardly bowed members to a point sub stantially midway of the legs and the in-turned end portions then gradually decreasing in length from said point to a point adjacent the lower 6 ends of the legs, the lowermost of said fourth outwardly bowed members being disposed a substantial distance from the lower ends of the legs to accommodate the welt of a stocking and to relieve strain thereon during inspection of the stocking.

8. A hosiery inspection and repair form comprising an inverted U-shaped frame provided with a pair of spaced vertically disposed legs having front and rear surfaces, a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced outwardly curved bridging members projecting forwardly and rearwardly from the respective front and rear surfaces of said legs, said bridging members being divided into first, second, third and fourth groups, said first group being disposed adjacent the upper end of the frame and projecting from the front surface only for supporting the foot of a stocking, said second group being spaced immediately below the rst group and projecting outwardly a greater distance from said legs than the first group and being on both the front and rear sides of said legs for supporting the heel and instep portions of a stocking, said third group being spaced below the second group and projecting from the front and rear sides of said legs a lesser` amount than the second group for supporting the ankle of a stocking, said fourth group being spaced below the third group and also being on both the front and rear sides of said legs, the distance the bridging members of said fourth group project from the front and rear surfaces of the legs gradually increasing from adjacent the third group to a point substantially midway of the legs and the distance that the bridging members in the fourth group project then gradually decreasing from midway of the legs to a point adjacent the lower ends of the legs for supporting the leg and welt of a stocking, the lowermost of the bridging members in said fourth group being spaced substantially from the lower ends of the legs so the welt of a stocking may be disposed below the lowermost of the bridging members in the fourth group to relieve strain on the welt during inspection and repairing of the stocking.

DOUGLAS P. DAMERON. FLOYD R. SHOAF.

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